economy comments on Rationality Quotes Thread March 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 05 March 2015 01:08:58AM 1 point [-]

Perhaps lesson is that all such sayings mere wisdom-facets, not whole diamond. Appreciate the facet for its beauty, yes, but understand that there are others, including the one most opposite on the other side...perhaps should be something generally understood in thread such as this.

Do not sense real disagreement in this conversation. Thinking has benefits, all agree, and thinking has costs, all agree...doubt Lasker himself waited to move until he knew he had the most perfect move, and yet he no doubt lost and observed others losing because of a move played too rashly....

Comment author: Lumifer 05 March 2015 01:17:11AM 1 point [-]

all such sayings mere wisdom-facets, not whole diamond

That's the optimal situation :-) Sometimes such sayings are a body part of an elephant. And occasionally -- of a donkey X-D